No hatch in the states, no coupe where I am. They give us the M135i thinking no one here wants the coupe (not true), and they give US "135is same thing as M135i but different body shell" thinking no one there wants the hatch (prob. no true either). So where there is M135i, "135is" isn't available. 135i technically you can't get it anymore (at least not for us), so there is no overlap. yawn.

Why, BMW, who's making those decisions? $$$ eh. I wonder if you pop a firmer suspension on a regular 135i and LSD how's that compare to the M135i.

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Firmer suspension plus LSD compared to the m135??? Can't answer that question since I don't have access to the m135. My 135is has bmwp springs, Bilsteins, and a quaife so if anyone stateside managed to smuggle in an m135 we can do a comparo.

Well, I'm trading in my 6MT 2010 135 for a DCT 2013 135is. I will truly miss the 6MT and tune on the 2010 but wife says I must shave some money off the car payment I suppose I will enjoy the 135is. May not be as tunable but it will still be plenty of fun.

I've been following the thread and your posts. They have been very informative, thank you. I'm going to call my local DINAN certified service center this week and schedule an appointment. I've been looking at the S2 for a while and now that the price is 50% off it's a no brainer to me. I'm not so much looking for the power/torque as the DD efficiencies but it's definitely a nice bonus. Will keep tracking the other thread and will post my impressions.

Curious as I recently bought a 2012 135i convertible M Sport w/ 6spd manual. It took me about 3 months on 5 different websites to even find it with low enough miles and clean Carfax. I had hoped for a 2013 just to have the last year and saw a few 135is convertibles but all were DCT. In fact, I don't know if I saw any 2013 135i or 135is coupe or convertible for sale with 6spd manual and wondering if the US ever got the manual option for the last year 2013 for 135i?

Curious as I recently bought a 2012 135i convertible M Sport w/ 6spd manual. It took me about 3 months on 5 different websites to even find it with low enough miles and clean Carfax. I had hoped for a 2013 just to have the last year and saw a few 135is convertibles but all were DCT. In fact, I don't know if I saw any 2013 135i or 135is coupe or convertible for sale with 6spd manual and wondering if the US ever got the manual option for the last year 2013 for 135i?

Wrong thread...
But your question is answered on the first post of this thread (OP).

Sorry, i know in OP it said there will be 135is 6spd manual, but did those ever come to the US in convertible form and did anyone buy them? I didn't see that being answered in OP and I thought it was a relevant question in the 135is thread. Apologies if I asked the wrong thing in the wrong thread.

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Originally Posted by OnerDriver

Wrong thread...
But your question is answered on the first post of this thread (OP).